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ThaiSoupCoconut

Tom Kha-Style Chicken Soup with Lemongrass and Coconut

Name: Tom Kha-Style Chicken Soup with Lemongrass and Coconut
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken Soup Pieces; 600 ml Water; 2 stalk Lemongrass, bruised; 4 slice Ginger or galangal, sliced; 4 Lime leaves, or strips of lime zest; 400 ml Coconut milk; 150 g Mushrooms, sliced; 2 Green chillies, slit; 2 tbsp Lime juice; 1 tbsp Soy sauce, or fish sauce; 1 tsp Sugar; Salt (to taste); Coriander leaves (a handful)

Soup pieces simmered with lemongrass, ginger and coconut milk until rich and fragrant, finished with lime and chilli.

Total time

55 m

15 m hands-on

Serves

as a main soup

Pot

one pot

Difficulty

Easy

beginner

Raw materials

Soup pieces give the broth body. Pick the meat off the bone at the table, or strain and shred.

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Method

Add the lime juice at the end, off the heat, so it stays fresh.

01
Thaw
Thaw the chicken in the fridge overnight, about 12 hours, still in its pack. Never thaw on the counter. Pat dry before cooking.
02
Simmer the chicken
Put the chicken, water, lemongrass, ginger and lime leaves in a pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 30 minutes.
03
Skim
Skim off any foam from the top.
04
Add the coconut
Pour in the coconut milk and add the mushrooms and chillies. Simmer gently for 10 minutes. Cook until no pink remains and the juices run clear, or 74 °C at the thickest part if you use a thermometer.
05
Season
Take off the heat. Stir in the lime juice, soy sauce, sugar and salt. Taste and adjust.
06
Serve
Ladle into bowls, scatter coriander and serve with rice.

Questions

Do I eat the lemongrass?+

No. It is fibrous and only there for flavour. Lift it out or leave it on the side of the bowl.

Can I use light coconut milk?+

Yes. The soup will be thinner but still fragrant.

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